Moving Day

Old cage, new cage

George is up

What a nice house warming gift, uvas! (grapes)

Katty, Nory, and Lina checking out George's new casa

George closed on his house and moved in yesterday. He did not have much furniture so it was a relatively uncomplicated move. He climbed all over for a bit and then settled into his bedroom for a good night’s sleep. Moving day is always so stressful. The girls (Nory, Lina, and Katty) were very happy for him and enjoyed watching the process.

My other adventure yesterday was going to the dentist with Lina. The dentist’s office was at the government hospital here in San Juan de Lurigancho which is quite close to Pat’s Place. We were there at 2 and waited for over an hour for a “consultation”. Basically, Lina went into the office and the dentist wrote her a script for Novocain. Then we waited in a line at the pharmacy to get the Novocain, a needle, and a pair of rubber gloves. After we had those things, we went back to the dentist and waited another hour. He then filled her cavity without the Novocain. He did not actually use any of the supplies we got from the pharmacy! His office reminded me of the dentist I went to as a child, over 30 years ago. The whole visit took three hours, and about 20 minutes of that time was actually spent with the dentist.

Before I left the states I called my insurance to see if they cover me out of the country. They do, but only in an emergency. Based on what I have seen so far, it would truely have to be an emergency for me to seek medical care at a government hospital. I have not yet seen a private clinic, but I hear they are simular to what we are accustomed to in the US.